Placement test content

Tables 12 through 21 give some details about the contents and validation procedures used for both internal and external tests. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the oral skills and real-world skills were less often assessed than the traditional skills of reading, writing, and grammatical knowledge (see Table 12). One program also reported assessing cultural knowledge in addition to more linguistic skills.

Table 12: Skills assessed for placement purposes

Skill	Responses
Reading	115
Grammar	109
Vocabulary	102
Writing	80
Listening	56
Speaking	42
Ability to complete a real world task	15
Cultural knowledge*	1
Personal interview*	1

*Write-in response